CrossBoundary Group

Transforming post-harvest losses into business opportunities: the journey of Tropical Snacks

Augustina Asor Tufuor, a 31-year-old entrepreneur, saw an opportunity in the high post-harvest losses affecting farmers in Ghana. She founded Tropical Snacks, an agri-business that produces natural, nutritious, and tasty snacks sourced directly from smallholder farmers.

Electrifying India’s and Southeast Asia’s transportation backbone

Two- and three-wheelers account for a large proportion of personal transport in India and Southeast Asia, especially among low- and middle-income populations. These vehicles also serve as a critical component of the informal transport sector.

Perspectives from Mining Indaba 2025 on the evolving mining sector in Africa

The CrossBoundary Advisory team joined industry leaders at Mining Indaba 2025, bringing our African mining expertise to one of Africa's premier mining conferences. The convening highlighted how Africa is confidently stepping into its role at the global negotiating table, seeking partnerships that drive mutual growth and prosperity.

Making mini-grids work for everyone: A tariff harmonization pilot in Sierra Leone reveals the benefits and challenges of lowering prices

An overview of student housing as an asset class in Africa

CrossBoundary Real Estate launches Mosaic – a coliving residence for Nairobi’s students and young professionals

Money for people and planet: mobilizing climate finance for climate action

Q&A with CrossBoundary Managing Partners

The concept of localization was central to the founding of CrossBoundary in 2011. Having participated in large, top-down efforts to transform societies, our founders believed a better answer lay in bottom-up innovation and development. This wasn’t because top-down approaches are inherently bad (though often they are), but rather because a bottom-up approach forces one to be disciplined by local context. Read on for insights from our Managing Partners Jake Cusack, Matt Tilleard, and Tom Flahive on how localization and decentralization influence CrossBoundary’s mission and operations.

Beyond ‘Localization’: Trust the ship captains of nature-based solutions

CrossBoundary Access Coordinates: an open-source approach to expanding energy access in Africa

In a remote village in Niger State, Nigeria, the hum of generators is fading into the past as the future arrives in the form of solar mini-grids. This shift is enabled by the efforts of CrossBoundary Access, which is laser-focused on building the electricity grid of the future in Africa, one connection at a time. Here’s how CrossBoundary Access is connecting communities.